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Q4: How do I keep my cards in top condition ?

A: There is a wide variety of storage supplies available to help you keep your
cardsin the best condition possible. They range from hard thick acrylic screw-down
holders to "penny" soft sleeves for individual cards to cardboard boxes
that can hold from 100 cards upto "monster boxes" that hold more than 5,000 sportscards.

We have a large selection available on our web site with quantities from 1 to 1,000.

Without a doubt this is my favorite set - PERIOD. Regular issue, test issues,
inserts ... whatever ... this is # 1 !!!

Patterned after the famous Mecca Double Folders issued in the early 1900's,
these colorful 2 1/16" x 4 7/8" cards are actually 2-cards-in-1! They are perforated
in the center and depending on which way you fold the card you create cards of 2 different
players. Unperforated 1955 Topps DoubleHeaders can sometimes be found.

All 132 players (66 cards) in the 1955 Topps DoubleHeaders set were also in Topps regular issue.
Interestingly, images for the DoubleHeaders were taken from the action images
on regular 1955 Topps ..or.. vice-a-versa. A 1955 Topps DoubleHeaders wrapper
shown above.
One of the special aspects of this beautiful set is that when layed side-by-side
they form spectacular scenes from actual stadiums !!! Old-timers - can you identify the stadiums ?

1969 Topps Stamps

This was Topps 3rd stamp issue in the last eight years and it was a good one !!!
The stamps were not inserts but a totally separate issue .
For a nickel you got a strip of twelve stamps plus a mini album.
The 1969 Topps Stamps complete set contains 240 stamps. The 1 x 1-7/16 inch
stamps were unnumbered and featured a color photo with the player's name,
team and position inside a colored banner at the bottom of the stamp.
The stamps were released in both vertical and horizontal strips of 12
stamps. The 1969 Topps Stamps are often confused with Topps' 1974
issue. The 1974 Topps Stamps have ovals rather than banners at the bottom
and were released only in 12-stamp horizontal panels.

Along with the stamps, Topps also issued a set of 24 albums, one per team,
to store them in. The 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" orange albums were the same size
as a baseball card and held a complete 10-stamp team set.
To add even more collecting fun, the album's back cover had
facsimile autographs of the ten players shown in the album.

The 1969 Topps Stamps set is packed with stars like Pete Rose along with
tons of Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente
& many, many more !!!